Footed Bowl with an Inscription and Vegetal Motifs Artist: Unknown

1247–48

Asian Art

On view, 2nd floor, Asian Art

The unusual glaze on this bowl was tinted with manganese to create a purple effect. Only a few examples with such coloring survive.

Medium

Stonepaste with carved decoration under transparent purple glaze

Dimensions

4 5/8 × 7 in. (11.75 × 17.78 cm)

Credit Line

Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore

Accession Number

1955.4.200

Geography
Period

Il-khanid period (1256–1353)

Classification
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Provenance

Provenance

Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore (1858–1955), New York; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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Object/Work type

bowls (vessels)

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